What Happened In August 1916 In History

Historical Events for August, 1916

• 2nd » World War I: Austria-Hungary Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italy Italian battleship 'Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci' in Taranto.
• 5th » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman Empire or Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retre
• 14th » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I.
• 25th » The United States National Park Service is created.
• 27th » The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allies of World War I or Allied nations.
• 28th » World War I: Germany declares war on Kingdom of Romania e.g Romania.
• 28th » World War I: Kingdom of Italy e.g Italy declares war on Germany.
• 29th » The United States passes the Jones Law (Philippines) named Philippine Autonomy Act.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1916

• 1st » Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal
• 1st » Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (d. 2000)
• 3rd » Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)
• 3rd » José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
• 5th » Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
• 6th » Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970)
• 6th » Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
• 7th » Kermit Love, American puppeteer, costume designer, and actor (d. 2008)
• 11th » Johnny Claes, Belgian race car driver (d. 1956)
• 12th » Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012)
• 14th » Fumio Fujimura, Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 1992)
• 14th » Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)
• 15th » Aleks Çaçi, Albanian author (d. 1989)
• 16th » Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)
• 17th » Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012)
• 18th » Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat
• 18th » Don Keefer, American actor (d. 2014)
• 18th » Moura Lympany, English pianist (d. 2005)
• 19th » Dennis Poore, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1987)
• 20th » Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player (d. 1984)
• 21st » Bill Lee (singer) known as Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
• 21st » Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
• 24th » Ruy de Freitas, Brazilian basketball player (d. 2012)
• 24th » Léo Ferré, Monegasque singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1993)
• 24th » Hal Smith (actor) or Hal Smith, American actor and singer (d. 1994)
• 25th » Van Johnson, American actor and singer (d. 2008)
• 25th » Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
• 25th » Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)
• 27th » Tony Harris (sportsman) e.g Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)
• 27th » Martha Raye, American actress and singer (d. 1994)
• 27th » Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover Classic called Range Rover (d. 1991)
• 28th » Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997)
• 28th » C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962)
• 28th » Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013)
• 29th » Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 29th » George Montgomery (actor) known as George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, and producer (d. 2000)
• 31st » Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)
• 31st » Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
• 31st » John S. Wold, American politician

Famous Deaths for August 1916

• 3rd » Roger Casement, Irish poet and activist (b. 1864)

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